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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 7 Hansard (26 June) . . Page.. 2180 ..

MR SPEAKER: I thought it was, actually. It does depend, surely, on the contract.

MR WHITECROSS: Yes, I know; but she did not even go on to explain what it depends on or what checks apply in what situations. Mr Speaker, I will assist the Chief Minister by asking this question: What probity checks did your Government use to vet Fay Richwhite before they were engaged to audit ACTEW? Is it not the case that no scrutiny of consultants is undertaken to ensure that they do not have a conflict of interest or a hidden agenda, or have not behaved in an unethical way in past dealings with governments?

MRS CARNELL: That is true with regard to Fay Richwhite, and they have given us in writing an undertaking that they have no conflict of interest.

Sydney Olympics - Brazilian Training Base

MRS LITTLEWOOD: Mr Speaker, my question is to the Chief Minister. I refer to the recent announcement that the Brazilian Olympic Committee has selected Canberra as its major training base in the lead-up to the Sydney 2000 Games. Can the Chief Minister inform the Assembly of what the likely economic and sporting benefits of this agreement to the ACT will be?

MRS CARNELL: I thank the member for a sensible question. Mr Speaker, our success in attracting Brazil marks another major milestone for this Government in ensuring that the ACT takes full advantage - - -

Mr Corbell: This is old news.

Mr Whitecross: Old news.

MRS CARNELL: Those opposite, Mr Speaker, are not interested in taking advantage of such important things as the Olympics.

Mr Whitecross: We already know about it. You told us before.

MR SPEAKER: Order! Settle down, everybody.

MRS CARNELL: They are not interested. That is the problem, and it is the problem for Canberra.

Already Canberra has been selected as one of the five Australian cities to host preliminary rounds of Olympic soccer - they will be at Bruce Stadium - thanks to the hard work of this Government and the support of the ACT's sporting community. Now our efforts to attract international teams to Canberra by raising the profile of the national capital, both within Australia and around the world, are beginning to show very real results.

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